charades
/ (ʃəˈrɑːdz) /
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noun
(functioning as singular) a parlour game in which one team acts out each syllable of a word, the other team having to guess the word
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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Word Origin for charades
C18: from French charade entertainment, from Provençal charrado chat, from charra chatter, of imitative origin
Words nearby charades
character type, character witness, charactery, charactonym, charade, charades, charanga, charango, charas, Charcas, charco
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